The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 11, 2002
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
10:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 984
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 22.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.20° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.96° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.