The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 1928
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
4:23 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 68
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 15.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.56° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.56° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.