The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2102
Waning Crescent
1.6% 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
5:17 AM
7:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2221
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.27° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.07° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.86° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.