The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 1999

Waning Crescent

8.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
43°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
8.9%
Age
26.9 days
Distance
369,600 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
943

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 Sun325.47°
Phase angle145.31°
Illuminated fraction8.89%
Altitude / azimuth42.1° / 190.5°
Right ascension / declination23h 22m / -6.69°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude348.75° / -2.43°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.86° / 3.78°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-151.81° / -1.36°
Position angle of the axis335.5°
Position angle of the bright limb62.5°
Apparent magnitude-7.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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