The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 1961
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
8:45 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 478
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 13.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.16° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.65° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.