The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2012
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
3:32 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1107
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 | 287.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 258.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.15° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.89° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.