The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 2055
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1642
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.10° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.85° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.96° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.