The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 12, 2165
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
11:30 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3001
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 | 62.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -5.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.54° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.64° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.