The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 1938
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
11:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 195
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 | 234.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.45° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.00° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.