The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 1959
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 449
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 | 60.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.58° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.34° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.