The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
9:47 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1216
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.03° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.23° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.