The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 2180
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
2:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3186
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 271.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.19° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.42° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.