The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 1946
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
6:02 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 292
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 309.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.13° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.