The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 13, 2002
Waxing Crescent
8.2% 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
8:20 AM
11:48 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 983
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.4° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.63° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.15° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.