The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2096
Waning Crescent
33.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
4:12 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2147
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 | 289.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 264.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.20° / 1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.07° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.