The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2082
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
11:40 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1974
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.49° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.77° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.