The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2052
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
6:43 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1599
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 7:58 PM, is deepest at 10:16 PM and ends at 12:34 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.63° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.40° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.