The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 1909
Last Quarter
49.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
11:23 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.43° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.67° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.92° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.