The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 13, 1972
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
10:44 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 613
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 | 36.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.66° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.51° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.