The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2137
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
6:25 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2654
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.39° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.33° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.