The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 2058
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
4:54 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1677
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.73° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.67° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.