The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 12, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 PM
3:23 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2270
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 | 141.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.3° / 41.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.06° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.15° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.