The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 1944
Waning Crescent
24.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
4:52 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 267
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 249.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.01° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / 4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.30° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.