The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 12, 2178
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
6:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3160
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.45° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.99° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.