The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 2045
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 AM
8:41 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1519
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.84° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.46° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.42° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.