The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2118
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
6:05 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 340.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 178.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.50° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.21° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.