The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, July 13, 2081

First Quarter

53.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
35°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
53.1%
Age
6.9 days
Distance
374,300 km
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1961

Events on this date

  1. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun93.45°
Phase angle86.42°
Illuminated fraction53.13%
Altitude / azimuth-26.3° / 85.1°
Right ascension / declination13h 29m / -12.80°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude205.42° / -3.19°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.74° / 4.40°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude91.40° / 1.27°
Position angle of the axis20.3°
Position angle of the bright limb291.2°
Apparent magnitude-10.3

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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