The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 1943
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
10:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 251
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 | 22.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.00° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.01° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.