The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
2:01 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -80
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.82° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.81° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.