The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 2056
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
9:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1651
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 2% of the Sun is covered at 5:19 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 127.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.91° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.45° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.