The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 1908
Waxing Crescent
31.4% 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
9:47 AM
12:00 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -182
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.54° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.79° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.