The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 6, 1939
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
7:35 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 201
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 | 212.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.3° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.56° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.65° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.