The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Waning Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
3:14 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1207
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 264.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.13° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.08° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.