The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 2001
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
3:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 972
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 261.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.18° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.49° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.