The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2149
Waxing Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
1:24 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2799
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.21° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.40° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.