The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 1980
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
5:31 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 708
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 194.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -1.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.36° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.74° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.