The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2024
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
1:19 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1253
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 | 64.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 28.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.04° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.07° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.