The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2145
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
4:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2753
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 253.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.83° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.66° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.