The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, July 11, 2158

Full Moon Buck Moon

100.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
25°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
15.4 days
Distance
394,900 km
Apparent size
30.3′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
2913

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Buck Moon

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

  2. Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:55 AM, is deepest at 11:50 AM and ends at 12:44 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.

  3. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun180.15°
Phase angle0.82°
Illuminated fraction99.99%
Altitude / azimuth-63.1° / 301.9°
Right ascension / declination19h 26m / -22.78°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude289.65° / -0.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.58° / 1.35°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-4.44° / 0.29°
Position angle of the axis353.3°
Position angle of the bright limb181.1°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

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

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