The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2105
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
10:07 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 44.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / -5.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.25° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.15° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.72° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.