The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2022
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
8:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1232
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 | 202.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 291.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.98° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.59° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.