The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 PM
2:31 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1764
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 | 135.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.78° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.56° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.