The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2026
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 12.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 9.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.37° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.64° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.