The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 11, 2105
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
9:09 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2259
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 3.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.23° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.20° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.