The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 13, 2170
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
9:51 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3063
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.84° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.19° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.