The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 13, 1991
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
10:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 847
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.66° / 0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.75° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.64° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.