The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 2004
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
7:39 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 332.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.8° / 188.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.21° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.62° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.