The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 13, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
4:48 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 53
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 29.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 10.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.22° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.86° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.