The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 5, 1946
Waxing Crescent
17.1% 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
8:34 AM
11:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 288
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.02° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.60° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.