The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 2013
Waning Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
3:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1116
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 217.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.06° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.67° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.