The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2167
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
6:59 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3025
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 | 329.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.33° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.41° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.