The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2159
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
7:49 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2926
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 | 346.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 16.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.59° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.08° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.