The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 2028
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 276.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 22.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.47° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.65° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.