The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2056
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
9:42 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1653
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 44m / 12.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.78° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.58° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.