The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2071
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
8:13 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1838
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 | 198.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 300.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -6.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.66° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.21° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.