The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 1999
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
9:42 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 950
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 | 46.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 117.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -17.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.80° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.36° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.