The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2170
Waning Crescent
0.8% 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
5:29 AM
8:40 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 136.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.21° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.31° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.