The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 11, 1996
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 909
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 | 315.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 17.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.19° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.96° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.