The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 1917
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
4:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -67
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 | 304.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.50° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.43° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.