The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2022
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
11:39 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1234
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 | 225.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 304.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.63° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.88° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.