The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 11, 2059
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
10:29 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1690
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / 5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.79° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.92° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.