The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
6:03 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 172.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 330.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.37° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.76° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.