The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 1931
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
8:16 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 25m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.71° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.28° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.