The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
87.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
2:48 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.8%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2840
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 139.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 53.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.69° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.55° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.