The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2018
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
8:43 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1181
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.3° / 137.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.86° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.92° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.