The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 13, 2072
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
6:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.4° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.89° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.42° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.