The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2091
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
6:49 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2085
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 | 330.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 197.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.39° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.60° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.