The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 1912
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
7:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -129
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.81° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.24° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 176.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.