The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 1947
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
5:42 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.85° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.96° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.