The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1958
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
7:17 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 440
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 | 340.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 15.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.74° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.66° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.