The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 13, 2078
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
10:04 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1921
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.06° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.36° / 1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.02° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.