The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2131
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
8:14 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2579
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 | 206.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.59° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.42° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.