The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
2:00 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2469
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 | 126.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.0° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.01° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.33° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.