The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 12, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
60.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
12:54 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.6%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 102.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.50° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.17° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.