The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2002
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
9:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 981
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.06° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.04° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.