The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
6:07 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1009
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 27.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.33° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.14° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.