The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 1961
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
5:34 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 473
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.94° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.