The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 1993
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
3:27 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 873
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 | 281.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.63° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.68° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.