The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2041
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
7:02 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1467
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 298.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.63° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.22° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.