The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 13, 1945
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
9:45 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 276
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.74° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.24° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.