The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2001
Waning Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
1:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 972
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 | 262.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.25° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.05° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.