The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2101
Waning Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 PM
1:56 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2211
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 27.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.96° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.75° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.