The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 2170
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
9:34 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3065
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 50.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.45° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.58° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.73° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.