The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 1961
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
9:47 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 478
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 | 24.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.76° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.16° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.