The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 1927
Waning Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
9:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 59
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 | 219.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 315.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 50m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.27° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.60° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.