The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 6, 1947
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
6:52 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 300
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 | 192.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 322.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 52m / -8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.95° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.06° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.