The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:40 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.06° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.77° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.