The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 1999
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:54 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 948
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.2° / 128.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.17° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / -0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.75° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.