The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 11, 2173
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
10:28 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3099
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.84° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.40° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.