The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
4:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 57
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.0° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.82° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.51° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.