The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 11, 1996
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:45 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 910
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 | 331.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 194.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.38° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.81° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.