The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 2028
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
4:10 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1308
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 243.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.78° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.99° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.