The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 1980
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
9:43 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 713
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.22° / 1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.58° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.