The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 2018
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
10:17 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1183
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 | 31.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 6.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.20° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.13° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.95° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.