The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 11, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
2:55 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1800
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.0° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.30° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.52° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.