The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 2051
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
11:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1587
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.72° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.15° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.