The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 1961
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
9:17 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 478
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 | 13.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.95° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.40° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.