The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2189
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
9:20 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3298
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 | 6.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.08° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.63° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.