The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 13, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
6:18 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3009
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / 1.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.38° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.10° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.