The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 12, 2121
Waning Crescent
4.3% 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
4:01 AM
7:45 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2455
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 184.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.61° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.80° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.