The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 1940
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
12:57 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 217
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.26° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.