The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, July 13, 2003

Full Moon Buck Moon

99.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
23°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
13.9 days
Distance
369,900 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
996

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Buck Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun178.13°
Phase angle4.37°
Illuminated fraction99.85%
Altitude / azimuth-66.5° / 299.0°
Right ascension / declination19h 25m / -26.01°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude288.99° / -3.96°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.69° / 5.39°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude5.94° / 1.27°
Position angle of the axis350.9°
Position angle of the bright limb199.6°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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