The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, October 13, 2036

Waning Crescent

39.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
39.8%
Age
23.6 days
Distance
369,600 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1407

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun281.88°
Phase angle101.74°
Illuminated fraction39.82%
Altitude / azimuth37.6° / 262.2°
Right ascension / declination8h 19m / 18.50°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude122.79° / -1.06°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.06° / 1.96°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-104.36° / 1.40°
Position angle of the axis14.4°
Position angle of the bright limb102.6°
Apparent magnitude-9.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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