The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 1998
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
8:07 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 931
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.47° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.21° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.