The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 12, 2071
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
6:38 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1837
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.90° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.42° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 26.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.