The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 1935
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
11:13 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 152
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.54° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.85° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.