The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
68.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
1:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2298
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 | 111.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.73° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.23° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.