The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
5:48 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2741
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 | 169.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.2° / 334.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.75° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.79° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.