The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 11, 2105
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
8:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2257
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.84° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.92° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.