The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 2161
Waning Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 225.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 266.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.24° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.41° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.