The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
3:19 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 101.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.2° / 50.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 17.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.11° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.55° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.