The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 1982
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
5:39 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 739
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 | 318.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 12.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.02° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.05° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.