The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 12, 2159
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
6:42 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2925
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 | 322.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.95° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.20° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.