The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 1959
Waxing Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
12:54 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 453
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 | 102.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.80° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.77° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.