The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 2013
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
12:04 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1121
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.74° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.98° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.