The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 13, 1949
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
6:10 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 325
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 330.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.97° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.