The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2174
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
5:57 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3112
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 313.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.92° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.78° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.