The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 12, 2166
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
7:41 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3013
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 | 193.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 300.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.98° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.81° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.