The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2072
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
8:36 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1853
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.49° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.28° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.