The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
5:02 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1430
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 | 164.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.7° / 334.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 33m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.39° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.57° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.