The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 1977
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
7:33 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 675
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 161.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 14.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.30° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.47° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.