The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 1996
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
7:22 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 910
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 168.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.23° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.12° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.05° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.