The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 2056
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
6:59 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1648
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 162.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / -0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.96° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.23° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.