The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 2102
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
7:23 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2221
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.8° / 183.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 22.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.48° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.62° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.