The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 1967
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 552
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.67° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.39° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.