The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 1973
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
9:27 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 628
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 | 200.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 321.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.27° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.11° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| 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.