The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 1934
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
9:27 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 144
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.50° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.54° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.