The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 12, 2010
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
9:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1083
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.92° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.41° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.