The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2004
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
6:57 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 321.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.3° / 228.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.21° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.37° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.