The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 2131
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
11:50 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2580
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 4.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.91° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.42° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.