The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 2026
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
4:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
-
Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -10.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.87° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.42° / 1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.95° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.