The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1980
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
10:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 713
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.27° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.34° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.