The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2080

Waning Crescent

37.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
37.1%
Age
23.2 days
Distance
402,700 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1945

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

  2. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun285.10°
Phase angle104.90°
Illuminated fraction37.14%
Altitude / azimuth13.5° / 223.6°
Right ascension / declination20h 54m / -22.32°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude309.76° / -4.70°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.89° / 6.67°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-107.24° / 0.34°
Position angle of the axis344.9°
Position angle of the bright limb72.8°
Apparent magnitude-9.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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