The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 6, 1949
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 AM
2:19 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 325
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 60.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 27.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.63° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.30° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.