The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 11, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
55.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.84° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.65° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.