The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2020
Waning Crescent
31.4% 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
1:19 AM
4:15 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1207
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 | 292.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 259.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.39° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.30° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.