The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 13, 1929
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
12:57 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 81
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 20m / -5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.70° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.36° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.35° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.