The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2012
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
4:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1108
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 | 301.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.71° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.71° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.