The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 13, 2172
Waning Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:16 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 14.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.43° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.49° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.