The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 2086
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
9:55 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2023
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 111.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 13.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.49° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.39° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.