The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 1978
Waxing Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 684
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 | 69.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.99° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.51° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.