The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 1950
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
7:47 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 341
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.8° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.79° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.84° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.