The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2094
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
9:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2123
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.56° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.21° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.