The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 1922
Waning Gibbous
79.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
11:15 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.1%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -5
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 | 234.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.70° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.21° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.