The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 PM
4:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 626
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 | 152.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.4° / 10.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.54° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.51° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.