The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
5:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1296
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 | 157.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 3.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 2.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.85° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.63° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.