The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
90.3% 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
6:28 PM
3:30 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.3%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2035
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 | 143.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.2° / 37.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.15° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / -2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.72° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.