The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1975
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 651
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.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.80° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.34° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.80° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.