The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
8:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.1° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.50° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.87° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.