The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
4:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 155.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.6° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.35° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.36° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.