The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% 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
8:23 PM
5:31 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2777
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 | 170.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 326.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.60° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.