The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 6, 1948
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
4:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 312
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 | 327.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.54° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.84° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.