The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2064
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
8:32 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1751
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 134.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 14.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.72° / -0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.28° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.