The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2035

First Quarter

53.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
42°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
53.7%
Age
7.3 days
Distance
393,600 km
Apparent size
30.4′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1392

Events on this date

  1. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

  2. Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

  3. Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 0.7° of each other in the sky.

  4. Mercury and Venus close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun94.08°
Phase angle85.78°
Illuminated fraction53.68%
Altitude / azimuth-24.3° / 76.9°
Right ascension / declination13h 35m / -5.85°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude204.25° / 3.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.53° / -4.69°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude92.59° / -1.14°
Position angle of the axis22.3°
Position angle of the bright limb291.6°
Apparent magnitude-10.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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