The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 2120
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 PM
8:01 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2443
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 | 203.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 284.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.71° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.20° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.