The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
2:00 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2063
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.00° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.84° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.