The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 1971
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
6:58 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 597
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 | 212.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.30° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.51° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.