The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 2079
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
7:23 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 191.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 298.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -14.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.35° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.81° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.