The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
3:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 960
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 41.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.45° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / -1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.32° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.