The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 12, 2162
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2963
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 128.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.83° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.65° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.