The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 1936
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
6:15 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 168
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 228.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.99° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.97° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.