The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 1963
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
5:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 504
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.01° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.25° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.