The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 AM
12:02 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1021
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 | 67.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.90° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.58° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.