The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, July 11, 2052

Full Moon Buck Moon

99.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
14.9 days
Distance
398,200 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1602

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Buck Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun176.00°
Phase angle6.36°
Illuminated fraction99.69%
Altitude / azimuth-62.1° / 317.4°
Right ascension / declination19h 07m / -17.53°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude286.06° / 4.97°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.89° / -6.20°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude0.36° / -1.55°
Position angle of the axis353.3°
Position angle of the bright limb310.8°
Apparent magnitude-12.4

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

Times are shown for Columbus, US, guessed from your internet connection. Pick your city if that is wrong.

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