The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2147
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
7:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 194.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 300.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -10.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.14° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.01° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.