The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2143
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
6:52 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 13m / 5.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.11° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.29° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.