The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2135
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
11:59 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2632
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.23° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.31° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.24° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.