The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 1978
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
12:09 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 688
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -13.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.47° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.11° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.16° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.