The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
3:27 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 391
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 | 145.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 33.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.62° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.31° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.