The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 1931
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
7:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 109
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.74° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.55° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.