The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 13, 1977
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 674
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.11° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.63° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.