The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 11, 1945
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
10:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 279
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 19.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.02° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.14° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.