The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 5, 1931
Waning Gibbous
88.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
7:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.7%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 102
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 219.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.22° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.10° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.