The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 13, 2102
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
8:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.1° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.83° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.23° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.