The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2053
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
8:13 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1615
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 13.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.34° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.91° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.49° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.