The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2124
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
9:53 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2494
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 | 37.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.39° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.15° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.