The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
12:46 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.55° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.23° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.