The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2045
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
8:36 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1516
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 70% of the Sun is covered at 1:13 PM.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 15.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.38° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.92° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.