The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 12, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
3:57 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2740
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.0° / 23.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.56° / 3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.56° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.