The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 2050
Waning Crescent
29.8% 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
1:27 AM
4:19 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1578
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.15° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.87° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.