The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2185
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
7:51 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3248
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 | 195.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.20° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.63° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.