The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 2105
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
10:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2261
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.53° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.57° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.31° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.