The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2019
Waxing Gibbous
59.9% 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
1:28 PM
3:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1191
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 | 101.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 20.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.79° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.57° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.