The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 1983
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
11:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 749
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 | 30.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.20° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.53° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.