The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2050
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
5:55 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1578
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 | 317.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.36° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.33° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.