The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 1934
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
9:14 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 146
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 | 62.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.48° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.43° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.