The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 13, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
5:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 157.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 4.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 3.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.10° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.79° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.