The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2043
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1492
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.52° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.39° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.