The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 1972
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
7:24 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 170.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 13.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.76° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.40° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.