The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2013
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1117
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 | 37.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.90° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.56° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.