The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 2102
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
7:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2220
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 | 330.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.0° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.92° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.99° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.