The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2113
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
9:34 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2358
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.46° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.63° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.