The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 5, 1934
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
9:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 139
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 252.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 252.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.79° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.12° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.