The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 1977
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
6:54 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 675
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 | 333.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 187.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.82° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.22° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.