The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2130
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
12:36 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2568
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 84.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -14.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.31° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.16° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.