The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 1950
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
8:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 341
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 | 347.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.71° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.09° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.