The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 11, 1991
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
9:07 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 847
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 12% of the Sun is covered at 3:24 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 125.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.02° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.54° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.