The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 2165
Waxing Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3001
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -9.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.65° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.41° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.