The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2074
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
11:14 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1875
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 | 235.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 278.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 1.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.00° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.00° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.