The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 2145
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
3:17 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2753
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.97° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.43° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.