The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 1920
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
7:56 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -30
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.82° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.30° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.