The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 1986
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
11:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 783
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.39° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.19° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.