The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 2015
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
2:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1141
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 | 289.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.08° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.50° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.