The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 12, 2189
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
8:46 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3296
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.4° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.72° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.51° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.