The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, July 11, 1949

Waning Gibbous

97.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
24°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
97.8%
Age
15.2 days
Distance
389,900 km
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
328

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun196.32°
Phase angle16.96°
Illuminated fraction97.82%
Altitude / azimuth-51.0° / 281.3°
Right ascension / declination20h 36m / -23.66°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude305.31° / -4.86°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.33° / 6.57°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-11.44° / 1.57°
Position angle of the axis346.0°
Position angle of the bright limb93.0°
Apparent magnitude-12.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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