The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 13, 1978
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
12:57 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 687
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -7.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.51° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.53° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.