The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 1942
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
9:28 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 243
Events on this date
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.32° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.97° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.