The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2156
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
6:52 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2889
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 | 321.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.9° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 27.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.22° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.14° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.