The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 1945
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
10:49 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 280
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / 4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.84° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.27° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.