The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 1918
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
2:54 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -59
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 | 296.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.89° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.06° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.