The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2048
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
9:40 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
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Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 0.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.43° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.92° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.