The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 13, 1930
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
8:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.63° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.05° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.