The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 11, 1950
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
6:32 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 340
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.45° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.99° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.