The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 1901
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
6:27 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -262
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -13.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.31° / -1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.64° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.