The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 12, 2195
First Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3372
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.82° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.28° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.59° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.