The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 13, 1972
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
11:16 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 612
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.34° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.20° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.