The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2052
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
8:52 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1603
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 | 206.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 296.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -3.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.85° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.60° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.