The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
3:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 255
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 | 149.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.0° / 19.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.59° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.33° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.