The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2174
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
7:18 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3112
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.96° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.40° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.