The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 11, 1961
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
8:05 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 476
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.50° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.48° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.