The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
5:05 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 356
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 16.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -2.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.15° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.