The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 1901
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:14 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -265
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 207.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 15.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.84° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.76° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.