The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2153
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
2:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2852
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.00° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.03° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.