The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2042
Waning Crescent
4.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
7:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 | 335.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 178.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.52° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.99° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.