The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 13, 1963
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
1:18 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 501
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.06° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.07° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.