The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 1982
Waning Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
3:38 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 737
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 | 285.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.25° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.70° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.