The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 12, 2002
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
11:08 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 984
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 | 29.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.43° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.71° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.