The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 2099
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
6:35 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2186
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 162.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 53m / -7.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.02° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.63° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.