The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 1938
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
8:04 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 193
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 | 195.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.6° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -5.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.25° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.04° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.