The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Waning Gibbous

94.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
33°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
94.1%
Age
17.6 days
Distance
396,000 km
Apparent size
30.2′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1169

Events on this date

No Moon or planet events on this date.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun208.06°
Phase angle28.00°
Illuminated fraction94.15%
Altitude / azimuth-38.0° / 282.7°
Right ascension / declination21h 19m / -14.96°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude317.60° / 0.62°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.70° / -0.64°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-33.03° / -0.95°
Position angle of the axis340.9°
Position angle of the bright limb71.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.9

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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