The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 2023
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
12:32 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1240
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 230.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.21° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.84° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.