The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 13, 2012
Waning Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
4:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1107
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.95° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.12° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.