The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 13, 2059
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1688
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° 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 | 40.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.01° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.95° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.