The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 13, 1971
Waning Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
10:45 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 599
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.69° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.77° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.