The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2107
Waning Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
4:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2283
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 291.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.49° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.28° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.