The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
2:14 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1207
Events on this date
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.09° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.85° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.