The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2129
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
7:30 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2558
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 147.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.73° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.29° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.