The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 12, 2078
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
11:35 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1924
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 | 40.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.64° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.71° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.