The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 13, 1939
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
5:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 204
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.68° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.01° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.