The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2164
Waning Crescent
23.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
4:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2988
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 | 302.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 245.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.07° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.48° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.