The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 2048
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
8:59 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1550
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.42° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.33° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.09° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.