The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2009
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1071
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 278.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 22.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.50° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.86° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.