The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 6, 1953
Last Quarter
55.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
10:40 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 374
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.1° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -25.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.32° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.22° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.11° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.