The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 13, 2046
First Quarter
44.9% 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
11:55 AM
2:33 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1525
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.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.93° / 1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.39° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.