The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2158
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
9:22 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 211.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / 0.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.38° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.43° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.