The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 1937
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 181
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.70° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.17° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.