The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
1:11 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.15° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.35° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.