The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2096
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 AM
1:28 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2146
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 3.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.97° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.26° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.