The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 11, 2183
Waning Crescent
20.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
4:38 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.5%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3225
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.63° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.36° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.