The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2157
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2902
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.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.73° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.77° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.