The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 1914
Waning Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -102
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 21.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.12° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.89° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.88° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.