The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
7:58 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 293.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.63° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.81° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.