The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2103
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
12:24 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2233
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 10m / -13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.02° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.17° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.