The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 1928
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
6:51 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 69
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 | 322.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.80° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.40° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.