The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
8:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1284
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 | 35.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.41° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.22° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.