The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 2064
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
8:03 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1750
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.0° / 174.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.69° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.85° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.