The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
1:35 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 114.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.45° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.13° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.