The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 11, 1969
Waning Crescent
2.3% 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
4:48 AM
8:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 576
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 | 342.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 20m / 23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.67° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.67° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.