The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2181
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
9:25 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3199
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.46° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.97° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.