The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2172
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 AM
4:42 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 265.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.87° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.06° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.