The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2086
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
9:44 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 36.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.2° / 115.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -3.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.51° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.53° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.