The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 12, 1971
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
10:59 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 600
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 274.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.36° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.22° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.