The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 13, 2018
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
5:42 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1178
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 | 330.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 184.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / -5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.81° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.61° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.