The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 13, 1977
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
2:46 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 671
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 | 305.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -7.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.56° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.59° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.