The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 2087
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
9:29 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2038
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 317.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.58° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.52° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.