The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 11, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 96.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.50° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.55° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.