The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2100
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2197
Events on this date
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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 | 88.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.33° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.21° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.