The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 1930
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
2:21 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 90
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 59.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.23° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.11° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.