The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 1971
Waning Gibbous
59.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
1:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 601
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 | 259.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.96° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.02° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.