The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2140
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 AM
8:03 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2694
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.62° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.81° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.