The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2169
Waning Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
11:01 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 232.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 0.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.12° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.81° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.