The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 11, 2048
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
9:13 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 121.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 2.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.33° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.16° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.4° |
| 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.