The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2129
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
7:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2555
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 186.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.08° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.01° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.