The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 1937
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
2:09 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 176
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 232.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -11.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.46° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.32° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.37° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.