The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 1939
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
6:32 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 208
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 56m / -11.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.02° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.22° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.