The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
4:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 291
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 | 160.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.2° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.45° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.30° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.