The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
12:41 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1018
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.35° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.88° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.