The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 1924
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
9:22 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 16
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 | 26.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 122.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.48° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.11° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.