The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 1946
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
7:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 292
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 | 188.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.2° / 298.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.08° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.66° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.