The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 1907
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
9:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -191
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.73° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.02° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.