The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 12, 2020
Last Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
1:29 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1206
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.34° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.25° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.