The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 1944
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
5:43 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 269
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 10.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.30° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.64° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.