The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 1993
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
5:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 873
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 | 305.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.25° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.38° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.14° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.