The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 1942
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
9:47 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 245
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 | 46.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.90° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.58° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.