The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2070
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
11:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1822
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 96.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.65° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.36° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.