The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 1908
Waning Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
10:48 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -176
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.11° / -1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.96° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.