The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 1974
Waning Crescent
33.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
4:08 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.5%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 638
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 | 289.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.95° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.10° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.