The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 1997
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
1:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 919
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 | 78.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.01° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.22° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.