The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2024
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1257
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 95.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.75° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.98° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.