The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2011
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
6:34 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1096
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 320.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.14° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.