The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2078
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
11:28 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -9.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.92° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.64° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.