The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 13, 2140
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:38 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2690
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.67° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.89° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.