The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 1991
Waxing Crescent
1.2% 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
7:09 AM
9:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 848
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 | 12.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.14° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.20° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.