The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 1986
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 787
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.03° / -1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.58° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.