The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
56.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
12:05 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 97.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.06° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / 4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.37° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.