The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 6, 1928
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
7:04 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 315.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -9.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.74° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.45° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| 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.