The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2047
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
1:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1541
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 280.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.28° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.02° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.