The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 1958
Waning Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
6:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 440
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 | 327.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 203.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.96° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.41° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.