The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 11, 1917
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
1:14 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -68
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.6° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.35° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.37° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.