The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 13, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
5:55 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3211
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.2° / 330.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.67° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.18° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| 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.