The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 13, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
3:46 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3275
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 34.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.27° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.37° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.