The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2175
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
6:17 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3124
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 | 312.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 247.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.72° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.72° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.