The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 11, 1974
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
3:05 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 638
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 | 276.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.38° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.94° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.88° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.