The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 1982
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
2:28 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 737
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.22° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.48° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| 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.