The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 1912
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
8:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -128
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.00° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.51° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.