The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2042
Last Quarter
47.9% 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
3:23 AM
12:25 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1475
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 | 272.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.39° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.04° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.65° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| 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.