The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
2:13 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1158
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 | 122.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 65.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.66° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.14° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.