The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2105
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
9:38 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 32.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.42° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.96° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.