The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 2148
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 AM
6:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2789
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 219.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.41° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.95° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.