The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 12, 2186
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
6:57 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3260
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 203.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 21.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.42° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.21° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.