The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2134
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2617
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.47° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.60° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.23° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| 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.