The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 13, 1948
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
12:57 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 316
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 | 92.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -7.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.52° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.55° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.