The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 2085
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
4:18 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2013
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 233.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.15° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.19° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.