The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 2022
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
5:42 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1232
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 | 174.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.1° / 310.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.35° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.77° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.