The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 2045
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
8:03 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1516
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 154.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.21° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.67° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.