The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2018
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
6:45 AM
9:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1183
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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 | 3.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.49° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.45° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.