The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, November 13, 1940
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
5:42 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 221
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 12.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.85° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.89° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.