The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 13, 1953
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
10:31 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 378
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 13.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.22° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.34° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.