The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 13, 1950
Waning Crescent
2.6% 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
4:16 AM
8:25 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 340
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.5° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 28.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.80° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.48° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.