The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 11, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
5:32 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 | 171.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 316.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.53° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.19° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.5° |
| 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.