The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
61.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
12:12 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.3%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3137
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -25.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.63° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.79° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.95° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.