The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 1980
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
9:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 715
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 | 49.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.25° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.97° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.