The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 13, 1931
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
7:59 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 105
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 78.1° / 187.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.30° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.68° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.