The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 11, 2147
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
6:31 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2778
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:17 AM, is deepest at 11:51 AM and ends at 12:25 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 313.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.95° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.07° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.83° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 320.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.