The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 1910
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
11:19 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -153
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.6° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -15.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.01° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.05° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.