The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2089
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2061
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.9° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -13.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.77° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.38° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.42° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.