The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2172
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
3:41 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 282.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.01° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.83° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.