The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2110
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
6:33 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2320
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 208.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.49° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.48° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.19° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| 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.