The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2116
Waxing Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
11:00 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 00m / -5.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.89° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.25° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.49° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.