The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2023
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
6:45 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1244
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 | 318.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.6° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.68° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.94° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.