The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
4:28 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 925
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 21.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -5.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.38° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.64° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.