The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 2108
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2296
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -13.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.76° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.63° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.