The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 1972
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
10:17 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 613
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.28° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.76° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.