The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 6, 1940
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
6:09 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 213
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 | 347.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 185.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 3.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.53° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.