The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2059
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
10:50 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 47.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 102.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / 0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.61° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.68° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.