The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 13, 1996
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
6:50 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 908
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.72° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.78° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.