The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 1985
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
4:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 773
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 | 298.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 250.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.85° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / -0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.74° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.