The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 1992
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
9:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 863
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 | 202.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 319.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.77° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.89° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.