The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
1:18 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1528
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 79.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.48° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.17° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.