The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2079
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
6:17 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.2° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.66° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 171.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.