The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 13, 2197
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
8:28 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3399
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 131.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.33° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.59° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.