The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
3:46 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 144.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.44° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.55° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.