The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 1947
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
3:09 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 303
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 | 284.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 10.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.36° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.12° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.