The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2099
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
6:11 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2184
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 | 310.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 28.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.57° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.14° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.94° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.