The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
60.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
12:08 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1962
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.78° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.72° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.80° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.