The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 1983
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
10:47 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 750
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 | 40.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / 5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.87° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.90° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.