The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 13, 2162
Waxing Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
9:54 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2964
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.15° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.54° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.