The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 1923
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 6
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.89° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.09° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.