The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 1923
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
8:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 8
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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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.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.44° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.04° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 324.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.