The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 1946
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
9:49 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 294
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 317.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.41° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.40° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.