The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2059
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
9:56 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1686
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.92° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.83° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.