The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 2079
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
11:09 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1939
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 308.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.59° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.96° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.12° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.