The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 13, 2173
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:53 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3096
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.57° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.38° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.