The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 13, 2040
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
10:33 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 24.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 105.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 16.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.10° / -1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.42° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.