The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 15, 2013
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
12:22 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1117
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Apr 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.67° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.12° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| 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.