The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 1990
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
10:54 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 835
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 | 234.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -3.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.54° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.04° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.