The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 1906
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
12:44 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -203
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 277.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 10.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.60° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.78° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.76° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| 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.