The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 13, 2185
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
8:55 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 291.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / -6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.30° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.82° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.