The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 2097
First Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2162
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -26.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.04° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.95° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.47° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.