The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 13, 1958
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
5:37 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 438
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 13.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.88° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.15° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.