The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 1956
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
11:43 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 415
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 | 62.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 95.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -1.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.50° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.43° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.