The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 1969
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
4:06 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 572
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / -6.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.55° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.26° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.