The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
5:45 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1331
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 | 169.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 333.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.72° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.58° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.17° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.