The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
4:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1430
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 | 152.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.5° / 12.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.07° / -1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.76° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.