The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 1909
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
6:33 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -166
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 227.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.97° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.34° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.