The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2085
Waning Gibbous
57.7% 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
11:50 PM
1:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.7%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2011
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 279.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.98° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.40° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.