The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 1985
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
7:11 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 774
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 | 325.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.9° / 217.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.26° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.81° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.