The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 2138
Waxing Crescent
24.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
11:44 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.5%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2666
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 | 59.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 2.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.45° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.65° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.