The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 1947
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
11:19 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 300
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -25.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.11° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.31° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.