The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 1971
Waning Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
12:27 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 601
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 284.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.65° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.82° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.