The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2053
Waning Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
2:59 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 221.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -11.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.11° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.86° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.09° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.