The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 13, 2130
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
1:10 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2567
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -3.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.69° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.78° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.