The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 2059
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:17 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1689
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 | 33.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.44° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.53° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.