The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2143
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
9:21 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2729
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 | 23.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 120.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 2.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.24° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.59° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.