The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 13, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
3:54 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 723
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 36.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -9.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.95° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.17° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.