The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
10:38 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / 5.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.64° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.29° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.