The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2039
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
3:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 279.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 265.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.11° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.65° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.