The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
1:53 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 117.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 68.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.61° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.82° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.