The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 1971
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 601
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 276.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 23.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.99° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.23° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.