The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
1:12 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1863
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 | 106.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.91° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.39° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.