The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 1983
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 752
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -24.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.04° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.08° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.