The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 1969
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
7:56 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 579
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -21.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.66° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.45° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.