The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 1938
Waxing Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
12:38 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 189
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 | 77.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.07° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.76° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.