The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2039
Waning Crescent
32.9% 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
1:11 AM
4:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1442
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 261.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.92° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.88° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| 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.