The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2191
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
3:19 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3322
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.15° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.42° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.