The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
1:54 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2704
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.13° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.25° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.73° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.