The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 11, 2179
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
12:20 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3173
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 01m / -11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.36° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.39° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.