The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 13, 1966
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
4:44 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 538
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 | 301.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.49° / -0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.16° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.