The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 1918
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
12:18 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -52
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.07° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.15° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.67° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.