The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1952
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
3:52 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 366
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 | 283.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.90° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.65° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.