The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2061
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
7:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1714
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.9° / 172.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.45° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.80° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| 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.