The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 13, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
4:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 624
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.1° / 10.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.66° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.58° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.