The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2029
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
9:12 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1319
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.37° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.96° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.