The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 13, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
3:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 390
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.6° / 20.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -25.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.85° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.70° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.