The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 2097
Waxing Crescent
15.2% 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
9:57 AM
11:45 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2159
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 13.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.78° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.61° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.91° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.