The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
5:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 674
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.23° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.38° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.