The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 2049
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
10:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1568
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 311.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.95° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -0.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.07° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.