The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 2156
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
7:29 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2889
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.3° / 189.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.37° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.39° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.