The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 13, 2140
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
4:02 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2687
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 212.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -7.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.67° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.36° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.