The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2029
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
9:41 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1319
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 | 34.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / -2.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.87° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.73° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.72° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.