The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2160
First Quarter
47.4% 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
12:25 PM
2:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2935
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 | 86.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.4° / 60.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 19.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.17° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.97° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.