The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2042
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
7:05 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 | 323.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.5° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.45° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.75° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.