The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Waning Gibbous
62.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 PM
1:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.1%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1071
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 | 256.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.12° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.60° / -6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.64° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.