The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 1976
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
8:23 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 663
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 | 199.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 302.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -4.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.98° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.40° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.