The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
70.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
12:49 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.5%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 114.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.9° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -27.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.84° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.49° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.59° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.