The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2168
Waxing Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 PM
2:06 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 68.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -21.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.08° / 1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.34° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.