The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 13, 2154
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2867
Events on this date
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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 | 85.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.35° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.44° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| 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.