The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 1908
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -182
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 89.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.06° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.00° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.