The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2066
Last Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1776
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 277.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.95° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.81° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.