The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2070
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
12:03 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1826
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -15.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.60° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.01° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.