The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 13, 1959
First Quarter
52.0% 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
2:06 PM
12:51 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 452
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 | 92.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.66° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.35° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| 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.