The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 2121
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
7:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2459
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.74° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.63° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.