The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
4:55 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -71
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 | 158.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 20.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -1.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.89° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.07° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.