The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2117
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
6:38 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2407
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 304.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.96° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.