The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 2086
Waxing Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
10:11 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2024
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.40° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.29° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.