The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 1914
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
1:16 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -104
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 21.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.45° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.54° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.