The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 11, 1928
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
3:09 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 68
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 252.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.24° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.32° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.