The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 11, 1947
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
4:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.50° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.73° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.