The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
12:38 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 108.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.2° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.48° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.34° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.