The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2154
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
10:21 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2865
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 | 39.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.00° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.12° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.