The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2040
Waxing Crescent
12.4% 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
10:00 AM
10:39 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1455
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / 3.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.51° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.49° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| 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.