The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 2019
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
7:13 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1197
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 332.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 2.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.64° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.05° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 185.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.