The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2132
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
9:49 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2593
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.96° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.81° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.