The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 2157
Waxing Crescent
31.7% 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
12:09 PM
11:59 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2901
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / -2.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.97° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.83° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.