The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 1942
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
8:55 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 243
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.76° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.22° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.