The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 1990
Waning Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
4:26 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 838
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 | 301.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 12.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.61° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.40° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.