The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 1988
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:11 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 812
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.56° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.03° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.