The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 2073
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 AM
12:57 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1859
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.82° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.21° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.