The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
3:30 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1095
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.2° / 32.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.39° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.74° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.