The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2005
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
12:01 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1022
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 | 96.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.87° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.56° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.