The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 11, 2052
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
7:49 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1603
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -7.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.47° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.41° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.