The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 2069
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
6:04 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1813
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.28° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.14° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.