The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 1944
Last Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
1:33 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 266
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 257.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 2.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.60° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.26° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.