The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 13, 1948
Waxing Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
1:37 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 315
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 70.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 9.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.01° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.21° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.