The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
4:26 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 163.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.8° / 332.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.17° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.15° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.