The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 2008
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 PM
6:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1061
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 | 164.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 354.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / 5.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.25° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.