The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 2083
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
8:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1989
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,900 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 10m / -22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.31° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.03° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.