The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 13, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
85.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
4:43 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.9%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1797
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 135.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 27.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 2.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.56° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.58° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.