The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 2083
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:33 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1987
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.78° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.46° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 327.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.