The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 1977
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
7:37 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 678
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 | 10.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 144.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.10° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / -1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.14° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.