The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 11, 2197
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
6:56 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3399
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.03° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.03° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.