The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 1977
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 675
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 214.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.55° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.98° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.