The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 13, 2178
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:20 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3162
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 10.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.57° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.88° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.