The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 1944
Waning Gibbous
76.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
10:15 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.4%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 263
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 | 238.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 259.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.73° / 3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.99° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.