The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 2149
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
1:08 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2802
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 77.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.80° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.18° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.