The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 1952
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:25 AM
3:30 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 368
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.71° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.49° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.