The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 2096
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
6:06 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2149
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 7.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.78° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.85° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.67° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.