The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 1956
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
12:00 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 416
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.33° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.79° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.38° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.