The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
1:58 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 124.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.22° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.36° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| 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.