The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 1938
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
7:06 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 193
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 314.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.00° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.85° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.