The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, July 11, 1962

Waxing Gibbous

66.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
39°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
66.1%
Age
9.7 days
Distance
398,200 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
489

Events on this date

  1. Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun108.71°
Phase angle71.23°
Illuminated fraction66.09%
Altitude / azimuth-37.0° / 68.5°
Right ascension / declination14h 28m / -9.07°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude217.57° / 5.25°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.77° / -6.52°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude66.73° / -0.59°
Position angle of the axis18.5°
Position angle of the bright limb290.2°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

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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