The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 13, 2153
Waning Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
10:07 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2848
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -27.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.11° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.03° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.