The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 PM
5:33 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 993
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 | 136.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 18.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 12.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.41° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.35° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.