The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 13, 2168
Waxing Crescent
34.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
1:20 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.5%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3034
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.17° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.59° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| 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.