The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 2027
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
2:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1290
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 56.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.70° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.19° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| 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.