The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 2102
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
7:23 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2224
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 143.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.83° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.44° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.