The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 12, 1926
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
11:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 44
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.55° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.72° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.