The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 1975
Waxing Gibbous
65.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
1:31 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 653
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.7° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.09° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.46° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.