The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2118
Waning Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
5:46 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2419
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 | 305.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 28.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.98° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.50° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.