The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 11, 2098
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
5:56 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2172
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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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 | 175.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 310.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.16° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.10° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 208.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.