The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 11, 2178
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
5:42 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3160
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 243.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.70° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.75° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.