The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 13, 2006
Waning Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
8:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1033
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.74° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / 3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.02° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.