The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
90.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
3:14 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.4%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2605
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 | 144.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.8° / 40.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.12° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.15° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.