The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2127
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
10:02 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2527
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 12.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.98° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.35° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| 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.