The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 1984
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
6:19 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 762
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 | 180.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.27° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.86° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 164.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.