The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 1933
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
2:08 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 131
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 279.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.97° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.63° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.