The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 1904
Waxing Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
9:38 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -225
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 | 59.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.80° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.48° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.