The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 2045
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
7:53 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1515
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.4° / 190.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.04° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.04° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.