The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 2088
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
6:22 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2050
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.93° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.35° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.