The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
3:25 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -15
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 | 143.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 45.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -3.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.03° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.15° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.