The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 2072
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
6:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1850
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.51° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.80° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| 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.