The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 1916
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
11:37 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -83
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.92° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.44° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.