The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 2056
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
10:15 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1653
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.76° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.34° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.