The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 13, 1969
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
8:55 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 575
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.98° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.80° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.31° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.