The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
3:45 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1800
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 | 148.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 26.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.59° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.32° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.