The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 2053
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
8:20 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1618
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 133.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.80° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.09° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.