The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2142
Waning Gibbous
82.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
10:33 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2715
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 | 229.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -3.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.78° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.81° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.