The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2036
Waning Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
11:46 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1405
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 277.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 4.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.96° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.81° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.