The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
7:10 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1145
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 | 337.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 178.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.47° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.62° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.