The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 1992
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:55 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 861
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 316.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.65° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 10.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.