The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 2004
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
6:50 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1011
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 57m / -4.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.91° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.99° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.