The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
3:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 153.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.9° / 5.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.57° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.57° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.