The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2139
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
9:25 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 295.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / 0.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.79° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.60° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.