The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 13, 2139
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
7:59 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2678
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.20° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.01° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.