The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 1988
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
8:39 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 810
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 | 345.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.23° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.87° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.