The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
2:30 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 489
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 | 120.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 61.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -12.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.97° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.52° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.