The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
4:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2605
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.1° / 1.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.95° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.96° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.