The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2138
First Quarter
47.4% 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
2:25 PM
11:55 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 86.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.69° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.58° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| 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.