The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
5:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 20
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 340.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.89° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.95° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.