The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
4:23 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 956
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 | 117.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 37.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.24° / 1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.18° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.