The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% 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
9:05 PM
5:02 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2171
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 | 171.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.3° / 308.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.34° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.37° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.