The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2109
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
8:31 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2308
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 | 202.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 296.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.46° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.58° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.