The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 11, 2154
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
9:59 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2865
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 111.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.74° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.36° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.