The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 12, 1931
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
6:54 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 105
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 | 323.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.2° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.89° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.43° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.