The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 13, 2141
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
2:36 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 19.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.67° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.77° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.