The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
5:12 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 167.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.8° / 321.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.17° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.56° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.