The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2128
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
8:54 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2543
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 | 207.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -5.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.70° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.39° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.