The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
5:35 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1209
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 218.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 13.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.63° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.66° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.