The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 2023
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
6:34 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1246
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 | 347.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 166.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / -1.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.89° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.60° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.