The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 2185
Full Moon
99.9% 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
8:56 PM
6:50 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 2:27 AM, is deepest at 4:14 AM and ends at 6:00 AM. Totality lasts from 3:43 AM to 4:44 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 | 183.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.7° / 307.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.33° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.44° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.