The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
7:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1181
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 Sun | 339.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 174.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.77° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.66° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.