The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 2012
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
5:41 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1108
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.83° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.95° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.