The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 1978
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 PM
12:25 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 687
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 | 80.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 41m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.60° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.75° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.