The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 11, 2026
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
6:47 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1280
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 27.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.70° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.99° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.