The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, October 13, 2075

Waxing Crescent

16.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
16.3%
Age
3.7 days
Distance
370,900 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
1890

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun47.47°
Phase angle132.37°
Illuminated fraction16.31%
Altitude / azimuth3.3° / 119.1°
Right ascension / declination16h 26m / -19.07°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude247.94° / 2.58°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.20° / -2.80°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude130.37° / 1.49°
Position angle of the axis7.5°
Position angle of the bright limb277.0°
Apparent magnitude-8.1

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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