The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 2158
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
7:05 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2913
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 | 191.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 292.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.23° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.63° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.