The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 2116
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
8:58 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2391
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.20° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.62° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.