The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 1909
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
6:00 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -164
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 180.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.83° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.68° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.