The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 13, 1985
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
5:30 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 773
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.81° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.98° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.