The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 13, 2174
Waning Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
11:29 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3114
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 | 221.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 308.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.98° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.77° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.