The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 2065

Waxing Gibbous

99.4% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
57°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.4%
Age
13.6 days
Distance
399,300 km
Apparent size
29.9′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1766

Events on this date

  1. Mercury 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 Sun172.92°
Phase angle8.60°
Illuminated fraction99.44%
Altitude / azimuth-39.4° / 346.0°
Right ascension / declination0h 43m / 9.98°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude13.81° / 4.93°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.61° / -5.90°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude11.08° / -1.58°
Position angle of the axis337.2°
Position angle of the bright limb276.9°
Apparent magnitude-12.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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