The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 2024
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
12:15 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1256
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.83° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.79° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.